Cyclone Ockhi Batters Kerala, Tamil Nadu

KOCHI, DECEMBER 2ND

Cyclone Ochki , which claimed 13 lives in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, has now gone beyond Lakshadweep bringing huge relief to the people

Ockhi is now expected to travel north towards Mumbai and Gujarat in the next 48 hours, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Director S Sudevan in Thiruvananthapuram So far 393 people from Kerala have been rescued, Mr Vijayan said, as the state government announced a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to the family of those who died in the storm.